The Penn's Grove record., 1887-03-12

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Eye.
Mrs. S. Morgan, the mGther-in-law
of Thomas Salisbury, IA buried last
Sunday at Emmanuel cemetery.
jeremiah Biddle has received a pres
emit from Uncle Sam in The form Of a
pension.
Richard Richardson has bought a
building lot of Isaiah Ottinger on Har.
mony street.
Al isses Emily Baxter and Mamie De
"a. cia, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday
W N friends at the Cove.
Rev. Enoeh Chester, OF Sliarptown,
will have charge of the services at
Emmanuel church tomorrow.
Edward smith, Jr., arrived home
on Wednesday from Florida where he
has been fishing during the winter.
We printed a few extra copies of the
RECORD this week. Those wishing
extra copies can procure them at three
cents apiece.
Daniel p. Leonard has gone to Nir-
gipia to fish for sturgeon with a resi-
dent OF that State on the Potomac near
Fortress Monroe.
Stanton & Allen have a sale OF q
horses and / mule to-day a. the resi-
dence of Leonard A. Stanton three
miles below ~Pennsgrove.
The annual session of the New Jer-
sew NJ. E. Conference began in State
Street Church, Trenton, on Thursday,
Bishop Foster presiding.
d. D. Leap desires the attention of
all fishermen to his ad. in another
column concerning fshermen's outfits
of oiled clothing aud rubber boots.
Mrs. Fannie Elvin offers the books
in her late husbands library at private
sale at one-half the ,st. Among the
100 volumes are many valuable books.
Benz. Mollett left Penmsgroye on
Tuesday for Holdstein, Ida county,
Iowa, where he will engage in farm
ing. He has a brother there.
Horses are getting cheap. Que was
knocked off at Joseph Curriden's sale
on Thursday for ten cents and a bag
of citron seed thrown in to feed it on.
The Prohibitionists should feel proud.
They have elected all Inspector of
Election this year. 1t is their first pap.
The Republicans will have no repres-
~entative on the elecl ion board.
Joseph II. EIkinton, George NJ. Pyle,
William Brown, Filbert Sparks who
have been at Tampa, Florida, all win
ter fishing for sturgeon returned
home Oh Friday of last week.
Over 1,400 quail have been distribut-
ed in the five lower counties of New
JERSEY by the West Jersey Game Pro
tective Society during the past winter.
The birds were purchased in Tennes-
see and North Carolina.
Rev. w. Margerum left for confer
ence on Wednesday and Mrs. M. LETT
on Thursday. 1t is expected he will he
returned to Emmanuel Church for the
third year, as it is the desire of the
members,
Next Tuesday evening is the time
for eleeting "a trustee of all school dis
tricts. The best educated man of each
district should be elected as the teachers
are supposed 10 be Under their superiors
but too often there are trustees who
can scarcely read or write.
The State Board of Health report
says that Upper Penns Neck exceeds
Is all other townships in this county,
outside Of Salem, in the number of
marriages last year. There We're %
connubial knots tied in this township.
The death rate for the county is 1888
per 1000.
Gus Weinacht while driving out of
H. Bruhns's residence on Main street
on Monday got in such "a position that
he could not control the horse which
ran the wagon on the curb, upsetting
it and throwing him out and also the
incubator and other boxes he "a cart
ing. He fortunately escaped injury.
There are two fishing companies now
operating along the Capr bay shore for
for shad and rock. One Of them has a
300 fathom net and the other a long
pound net set mp a half mile mao the
Delaware Bay. 1t IS ihuIIght these
fishing schemes viii sop many of lie
shad from reaching the Delaware for
spawning.
The contest over the appointment OF
Law Judge Tor the Camden Courts is
grow ing exceedingly hot, he candidates
being Judge Wescott, who desires to
succeed himself Judge Miller, CT the
District Court, aud Alfred llugg, ex-
tity solicitor. who was a candidate at
time OF the vacancy caused 10y the
death of Judge Reed.
William Shoemaker and his wife An
nie celebrated the tenth anniversary of
their wedding on Monday evening.
Several friends wers present ol the oc-
casion. The same evening there was
a company at George Denny's. Some
at the first named party thought they
would play "A practical joke on the lat
ter by stealing some of the custards,
but the joke was ON those who crawled
up the alley at Denny's ON their hands
and knees aud 10 maker of mans soIes
can Den(n)y the 5. ta)m. lei as the sweets
had just been taken in.